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Re:Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home by TimTheTinker on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @10:35AM (#46602331)
Maybe there's a third way. What about a company owned by a "perpetual purpose trust" - i.e. a trust with a defined purpose that is legally binding. It's the only shareholder, so no extracting value and all profits have to comply with the trust's bylaws in how they are used. Patagonia (US company) is one example of this; it's profits are legally bound to go toward environmental causes.

Bosch and Zeiss in Germany are comparable - they are Verantwortungseigentum (Steward-Ownership).

Re:Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home by chrisweekly on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @10:38AM (#46602376)
That sounds kind of like a B-Corp, innit?
Re:Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home by TimTheTinker on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @11:14AM (#46602994)
That's a third-party certification that can be allowed to lapse, not a legal or legally enforceable status.

https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/certification/

Re:Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home by buellerbueller on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @12:47PM (#46604731)
This is the business model of The Guardian:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Trust_Limited